Hotel Development Master Plan (SDH - Schéma Directeur de Développement Hôtelier)

The Master Plan is an initiative developed by the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Greater Lyon Urban Community, the City of Lyon and the Greater Lyon Tourist and Congress Office. Its aim is to ensure demand is met more effectively, and to guide the urban area in its economic development.

This measure is complemented by the creation of a monthly monitoring body to assess the state of the hotel industry, and serves as a tool to aid decision-making for the Departmental Commercial Infrastructure Commission (CDEC), and as a guide for potential investors.

Objectives of Hotel Development Master Plan

Increasing overall hotel capacity from 1900 to 2600 rooms to accompany economic development

	700 to 1000 rooms in business tourism 3-star and4-star hotels
	1200 to 1600 rooms in 2-star hotels

Favour the renovation / modernization of family tourism in urban area

2003 - 2008

Between 2003 and January 2008, capacity has increased to +9,5% (an increase of 1,9% in average per year).

This represents + 1024 rooms:

	13% of 4-star rooms
	8.3% of 3-star rooms
	6.1% of 2-star rooms
	16% of 0 to 1-star rooms

2008-2009: an ambitious Hotel Development Master

The courses of action adopted are formulated with the aim of achieving fixed goals, in order to bring a new dimension to the development of Lyon’s hotel industry. The Hotel Development Master Plan is set to be revised during 2008, allowing all hotel industry professionals who wish to have an input in these policies to be consulted.

This new Master Plan will be aiming to bolster projects that are currently at the planning stage with a view to increasing overall hotel capacity from 11,500 to over 13,000 rooms by 2012 to meet with expected increases in tourism to the city.